Fastening device for bag frames



Oct. 11, 1932. W ER 1,882,101

FASTENING DEVICE FOR BAG FRAMES Filed April 21. 1951 zfijali 20 E 4INVENTOR.

J M ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 11, 1932 ADAM WAEOT-ITER, OF MAPLEWOOD, NEW

OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK FASTENING DEVICE FOR BAGFRAMES Application filed. April 21,

My present invention relates to fastening devices for hand and othertypes of bag frames, and has for its object to provide an improvedfastening device by means of which to secure such frames in closedrelation and which is adapted to be released to permit the frames to beswung away from each other in the act of opening the bag.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide for securing theframes together and for releasing the same, a movable member movablelongitudinally along the frames which is so mounted for movement uponone of the frames that when the frames are in closed relation themovable member will appear for the sake of compactness and as well forestheti'c purposes to belong to eachof the frames and to occupy, withoutbeing bulky or clumsy, a central superposed positionalong the frames.

An object of the invention is the provision of a fastening device of theabove character which will possess points of convenience and efliciency,which will be economical to. manufacture and at the sametime be simplein construction and operation, while possessing the advantages of beingsturdy and providing for compactness.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a construction inwhich, when the frames are closed, the movable member, be sides servingas an ornamental topping eX- tending centrally along the tops of theabutting frames, will function in the capacity of a sliding latch bymeans of which to secure and'release the frames in abutting condition.There is a fixed catch lug to be interengaged and released by the latchmember accordingly as the latter is moved to and from its latchingposition, and the latch member is itself provided with an opening topermit the catch lug t9 be received in a position in which it can beinterengaged and. released by the latch member.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theimproved fastening device for .bag frames and in the form, constructionand relative arrangement of its several parts, as will be hereinaftermore fully 1931. Serial No. 531,712.

described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and subsequentlyclaimed.

In the drawing, wherein I have illustrated one simple and practicalembodimentof the invention, as reduced to practice, and in which similarreference characters designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views:-

t Figure 1 represents aside View of a hand bag frame equipped with afastening device made in accordance with the present invention, thefastening'device being shown in released position and the frame membersing shown in partially open relation;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevation, showing the frame members in closedrelation. with the latch member moved into its latching position; 7 I

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, taken on the line 38 of Fig. 1and showing the guide strips for the latch member;

Fig. l is an enlarged cross sectional viewtaken on the line 44 of Fig. 2and Fig. 5 is a similar viewtaken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring with more particularity'to the accompanying drawing, thenumerals 10 and 11 designate cooperating frame members which carry thebody (not shown) of the hand bag in any well-known or customary manner,and these frame members are united at their terminals by pivot means 12so as to be swung towards and away from each at l JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TOGROOVE LOCK 00., 111153.,

other in the usual way in the act ofclosing and opening the bag. To oneof the frame members, herein shown to be the frame member 10, I securethe meansfor mounting the latching device by means of which the two bagframes may be secured in closed relation or released for openingmovement in the act of opening the bag. The mounting means comprise twoelongated guide strips 13 andlt which are united by soldering,spot-welding, or other suitable means to the front wall part 15 of theframe member 10. In the present embodiment, the strips 13 and 14 are inthe form of rods and they are secured 'in' place in directlongitudinalalignment with each other and with a it-p1 interveningbetween provided with a finger cording to an important feature of'thear-' rangement, said rod-like guide strips 13 and 14 are secured to thefront wall 15 in such" manner that, when the two frame members and 11are in closed relation, saidaligned guide strips will occupy a positioncentrally of the combined Width two frame members. Mounted'in this way,the two aligned guidestrips extend part way over the frame member 10 andalso part way over the frame member 11 when the latter is closed incontaotfagainst the frame member 10, as best illustrated in Figs." 4 and5. The guide strip 13 at its outer terminal, is piece which may be madein the form of a knob l7, and this knob protrudes beyond the adjacentend of the frame member where it maybe readily seized by'the fingers. VThe other guide inember14 has a plain outer end, since, as will bepresently observed, the latch slide itself carries the finger piece orknob arrangement.

18 denotes a hollow latch slide which is at this end of the sleeved uponthe two guide strips 13 and 14 for longitudinal shifting movementthereon.

In the present embodiment, this" latch slide is of tubular form and isof a length "substantially equal to the lengthof the frame members, sothat when its plain end 18 abuts against the knob 17, the finger pieceor knob 19 provided on its opposite end will be close 1y adjacent theframe member although protruding beyond the same for ready seizure bythe fingers. At its bottom and for. its full length, the tubular latchslide 18 has an opening or slot 20 between pa-rallel-longitudinaledges21 and 22.

This longitudinally extending slot provides the necessary space for theaccommodation of the front wall of theiframe member 10', to which thetwo guide strips are secured, and as well for the n free unobstructedmovementof the back wall I 23 of the frame member 11, it being obser'vedfrom an inspection of Figs. 4 and 5that when the frame members are inclosed relation the back wall 23 comes in flatwisecontact against thefrontwall 15 and guide strips. j

The latch slide 18, in the front thereof, and within'the region of thegap l6,'is provided with an opening 24 whichlis in communica e tion withthe bottom opening 20. The purpose of the opening 24 isto permit the"pas sage of a catch lug 25, upstanding from the rear wall 23 of theframe member 11', into and closely 'under the two out of the gap 16within the latch slide '18;

In said gap 16 and within the hollowinterior of the lat-ch slide, thereis secured to the latch slide a stop 26, the location of which is suchthat it will engage the-free end 14 of the guide strip 14 and therebyarrest or limit the outward movement of the latch slide at the 1 preciseposition at which theupstanding lug dimensions of the bers,'passedthrough the opening 24, the latch slide is moved inwardly, that is tosay, towards the left, s'o that'the front wall part 27 of the latchslide,'which adjoins the openings 24 and 20, will move'in front of andimpinge against the'lug 25 so as to retain said lug in the gapa'nd henceprevent any swinging movement of the two frame members from closedposition. That portion of the open slot which intervenes bet-ween thelongitudinal edge 22 of the latch slide and the rear wall 23 of'theframe member 10 provides for the accommodation of the up standing lugduring the shifting movements" of the latch slide to bring theopening 24into andoutof aposition inlwhich the lug 25 will pass 'therethrough.ment, when it is desired to close the frame Under this arrangemembers,it is necessary only to grasp the I the full extent of its movement whenthe opening 24 will be in proper alignment with the lug 25; whereuponupon 7 moving the frame members into closed position the lug 25 willpass through theopening 24 and into the interior of the latch slide.Then by moving the latch slide inwardly or to the leftthe 7 lug willbeinterlocked behind the impinging wall27'and so retain the framemembers in firm closed relation. Manifestly,when, for the purpose ofopening the frame members, the latch slide is moved outwardly to theposition in which the lug will be released, the latch slide may bepermitted to remain in its outward position until the frame mem bershave been closed again In this wa it is necessary only to pull the latchslide outwardly when the frame members are to be opened and then afterthey have been closed again to move the latch ,slideinwardly for.effecting the interlocking engagement. 7 The knob 17 obviously serves asa stop for limiting the inward movement of the latch slide. Owing to thefrictional contact between the latch slide and the two guide strips,thelatch slide will;remain in thatposition to which it is moved. 'Such'frictional engagement is ordinarily suificient to prevent any accidentalrotary movement of the latch slide upon the guide strips; but ifdesired, positive means may be provided for preventing any rotarymovement of the latch slide while permit-ting its longitudinal shiftingmovement. In the present instance, to prevent I rotary move ment, I showa pin projecting from the inner end of the guide strip 14 and slidablyfitting in an opening 29 in the stop 26.:

Instead of making the guide strips and the gThe fasteningmeans of myinvention,

latchslideof circular form in cross section, they may in practice be ofpolygonal form.

owing to compactness and to the fact that when the frame members areclosed the latch slide occupies a central position at the top of the twoframe members, lends itself particularly well for use in connection withframe members of the kind having channels 30 facing outwardly, sincethere is ample room between the latch slide and the tops of the outerwalls 15 and 23 of the respective frame members 10 and 11, for theinsertion of the material of the bag into the channels 30 wherein thematerial is secured to the frame members.

The device of my invention is neat, attractive, symmetrical andwell-balanced. It consists of few parts inexpensive to manufacture andto assemble. It also possesses the advantage of ease of operation sincethe fixed knob 17 may be grasped by the fingers for the firm-retentionof the bag in the hand during the shifting movement of the latch slideby the seizure of the other knob 19 by. the fingers of the other hand. 7

' lVhile the invention has been illustrated and described with somedegree of particularity, it is realized that in practice various changesand alterations may be made therein, and further that the invention iscapable of embodiment in various types of bag frames. It has been soughtherein to illustrate only such an embodiment of the invention as willsufiice to exhibit the character of the invention. Reservation is,therefore, made to the right or privilege of changing the form of thedetails of the construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of theparts without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or thescope of the appended claims.

I claim 1. The combination of a pair of parallel frame members movablefrom and to a position in which they are in closed relation, a hollowelongated latch slide parallel with the frame members, mounted upon oneof the frame members for shifting movement longitudinally thereof, saidslide operatively.

occupying a position in which one side thereof overhangs so as to comeover the other frame member when the frame members are closed, saidoverhanging side having therein an elongated bottom opening incommunication with the interior of the slide, an upstanding catch lugfixed on the other frame member adapted, when the frame members areclosed and on shifting of the slide to latching position, to be receivedin the hollow interior and in the elongated bottom opening to allow saidfront part to be brought in front of the lug to interlock therewith andthereby secure the frame members I against separation.

2. The combination of a pair of parallel frame members movable from andto a position in which they are in closed relation, an

elongated cylindrical latch slide parallel with the frame members, guidemeans on one of the frame members on which the slide is mountedforshifting movement longitudinally' of the members and providing aspace intermediate their free ends, said slide having a fron't-wallbounding the interior space I and having communicating side and bottomopenings, both in communication with said space, acatch lug fixed on theother frame member adapted, when the'frame members are closed, to passthrough theside opening into said space to a position in which, on

shifting movement of the slide, the bottom 7 opening will passalongthejlug'and said front wall will engage withthe frontof the lug forsecuring the frame members toether. I i

3. Fastening means for-a pair of parallel frame members which aremovable into closed relation, aligned guidesfixed along longitudinaledges to one member to overhang the other member whenthe members arelosed,

said guides being spaced to provide a gap between their adjacent ends, ahollow slide sleeve substantially surrounding the. guides, theconstruction of which includes an impinging wall adjoining an entranceopening and a guide opening in communication with the interior of theslide, a lug on the other member adapted, when the members are closed,to pass through the entrance opening into said gap within the sleeve toa position in which, on shifting of the slide, the guide opening willpass along the lug and said impinging wall will impinge on the front ofthe lug, whereby to secure the members in closed relation.

4. Fastening means for a pair of parallel frame members which aremovable into closed relation, aligned guides fixed along longitudinaledges to one member to overhand the other member when the members areclosed, said guides being spaced to provide a gap between their adjacentends, a hollow slide sleeved on the guides the construction of whichincludes an impinging wall intermediate the ends of the guide adjoiningan entrance opening and a guide opening in communication with theinterior of the slide, means for moving the slide longitudinally uponthe guides, means for preventing turning of the slide upon the guides, alug on the other member adapted, when the members are closed, to passthrough the en- 1 trance opening into said gap to a position in which,on shifting of the slide, the guide opening will pass along the lug andsaid impinging wall will impinge on the frontof the lug, whereby tosecure the members in 1 ment comprising guide means fixed on one V ofthe members and providing a gap intermediate the ends thereof, 3e slideextending substantially'the length of said frame member and supportedparallelfby the guide means with themembers, said slide substan-. tiallyenclosing the guide'means and having an opening at one end intermediatethe gap I ends, and a, recessed impinging 'wall adjoin ing said opening,the recessed portionjforming an open communication Withthe open-11ng,'and 2. lug projecting from the other of 7 the members for enteringthe opening of the slide into the gap where, upon longitudinal vmovement of-the slide, the lug is interengaged in the gap by; theimpinging Wall for retaining the frame members securely together whilethe recessed portion'ofthe impinging wall accommodates the lug.

In testimony that Iclaim the foregoinges my' invention, I

have signed my-name hereto.

' ADAM WAEGHTER.

